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Saudi Arabia AbdulGhani El-Ajou, is general manager of Aljeel Medical, one of Saudi Arabia’s most well-established healthcare solutions providers, with a focus on medical device distribution, consulting, and maintenance. El-Ajou outlines the company’s evolution over the past 50 years, the importance of digitalisation, and gives his take on the impact of Vision…

Saudi Arabia Maher Elhassan, Beckton Dickinson’s VP and general manager for the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT), comments on the company’s important role during the COVID-19 pandemic – including the provision of diagnostic tools and syringes for vaccination – and reveals why BD was the first medical technology company to…

Denmark Although Zealand Pharma has been around for 23 years, it has made rapid progress since French national Emmanuel Dulac took the helm as president and CEO in April 2019, with a first new drug application (NDA) and approval, a first in-licensing, and two acquisitions.   Dulac – a veteran of…

Saudi Arabia Medtronic’s country director for Saudi Arabia, Mohammed El Ansari, comments on the implications of the company’s decision to move to a direct presence in the Kingdom, positioning the affiliate as a career launchpad for local talent, the local manufacturing of ventilators, and why Medtronic considers Saudi Arabia a priority market.…

Hong Kong Despite a “turbulent macro backdrop,” the strong momentum in Hong Kong’s IPO market has continued in the third quarter of 2021, driven to a large extent by new biotech listings.   “Biotechnology is today the fastest-growing IPO market segment,” says Nicolas Aguzin, CEO of HKEX, one of the world’s major…

Saudi Arabia Sameh ElFangary, Country President for GCC and Pakistan at AstraZeneca, highlights AstraZeneca’s alignment with, and commitment to, Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and the opportunities that the Vision is creating. ElFangary also explains the significance of a new memorandum of understanding to create a clinical research hub in Riyadh and how…

France The latest news from French pharma, including AI-based biotech Owkin’s new status as a USD one billion-valued unicorn following fresh investment from Sanofi. Also included is another deal for Sanofi, this time in the form of a partnership with Chinese tech giant Baidu to use its algorithm for mRNA sequencing.…

Russia The top 10 Russian pharma companies ranked by revenues for 2020. R-Pharm leads the way, followed by BIOCAD and Pharmstandart-Leksredstva. Made with Visme Infographic Maker

Saudi Arabia Ipsen’s general manager for Middle East and Africa (MEA), Khaled Elrefae, highlights the French firm’s expanding footprint in the region, the fundamentals that make MEA a growth driver for Ipsen, and the opportunities for further growth from its oncology, rare disease and neuroscience portfolios. In addition, Elrefae discusses the changing…

Italy Formerly known as Assogenerici, Egualia is an Italian industry association representing generics and biosimilar companies. Michele Uda, its director-general, speaks about the industry’s impressive response to the COVID-19 pandemic and analyses the potential impact of recent changes to Italy’s pricing and reimbursement system.   The pandemic showed us the importance…

Global The research evidence is unequivocal, public, planetary and economic health are inextricably linked and no continent, country or community is immune from the impacts of climate change. The race to net zero is also a race to a healthier, cleaner and more resilient future. Giles Dean, Sustainability Manager at Deloitte…

Saudi Arabia After almost two decades with MSD, Ashraf Mallak, managing director for the company in the GCC region, dives into the often-overlooked healthcare capabilities of the Gulf countries, including the fact that certain products approved by the US FDA can sometimes be available in the region in as little as one…